A not so subtle Barrage Balloon being deployed on
the Eastern Front. (The Tomaso Collection)
Apparently Ye Red Baron Done Shot Up this No
Fenders Post, ack-Ack-Ack-Ack-Ack-Ack!
“Everybody Knows A Turkey and some
Missletoe
Helps to Keep the Season Bright!”
Although neither Snoopy or thou Red Baron will
be taking Off today. Since it feels Nippy enough for another very rare arrival
of Snow here in Bumfiddle’ Florence, which is a rarity due to our proximity to
Sea level Ho Ho Ho!
As little did I, or cadres ‘O it’s loyal listeners
then knew. That the day after Veterans Day 2022, would be the final time that Cool FM, Eugene’s 99.1FM Radio Station. Which None
of us can pick up anymore on Ye Oregon Coast via Florence’s Transmitter. When
it’s Not Foggy, Raining, Hailing out and you’re holding your Elboz’ just right,
Oh Never Mind!
Would Began Thar final, yearly, multi-weeks Holiday
Programming of playing Nonstop round Ye clock 24/7 Nothing but Ack Ack Ack
Christmas Songs Barrage goes thru New Years.
At first I couldn’t figure out why they went
off the Air for weeks in February? Before one day they returned to the Airwaves
as The Beat! Playing Hideous 1990-2000’s Teeny-bopper’ Rap ‘n Hip Hop music,
WTF! A far cry from what I enjoyed listening to on their radio station for
nearly five years! Since Ain’t Thar something about five Golden Rings?
As this is a really crappy way of telling me I’m a
Dinosaur, and my Age Demographic Don’t matter to Yuhs G-Damn Advertisers!
Although News Flash, I refuse to listen to your new format Bastardoes!
I actually enjoyed this yearly tradition, since
it was the only time ‘O year Yuhs could Hear such Classics as John Lennon’s so
this is Christmas, which is definitely my Numero Uno X-Mas Song!
Along with The Beach Boys ‘lil Saint Nick “run-run
Reindeer” song. Or I want A Hippopotamus for Christmas. Alvin and The Chipmunks,
chuck Berry’s Run-Run Rudolf, You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch along with other
various Classics like Bing Crosby and David Bowies Peace On Earth-Little Drummer Boy Duet et Al.
Not to mention I would always hear some Vintage
Christmas song I hadn’t heard before. As one year I spent several weeks trying
to figure out that it was The Carpenters singing Sleigh ride from their 1978
Album Christmas Portrait, but I digress…
Whilst I most definitely got a Smile on
my face when hearing for the very first time ever during the winter of 2021, The
Ballad of Snoopy’s Yuletide Dogfight!
VIDEO: Father Christmas:
Snoopy’s Christmas vs. the Red Baron
As the song is by The Royal Guardsmen, a
Florida Rock Band who later became known as the “Snoopy Band!” As their Snoopy
Christmas song was recorded in 1966. With the song reaching No. 2 on the
billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold in early ’67.
Funniest bit ‘O trivia is the Band
recorded the song without Charles Schulz’s initial permission. So their record
label Up North Eh! In Ye Great White North of Oh Kanaduh’ refused to release it
due to potential legal issues Stateside with Messer Schulz.
So the Band put out a very blatant
re-issue called Squeaky ant The Black Knight Up North Eh! Which also became
popular in Ye Frozen Tundra before Schulz gave his permission for the song.
Hence, naturally I got a Wild Hair to
“See” if I could find said Squeaky and The Black Knight Great White North “Import”
version, for which I was super Surprised that it came up almost immediately, Ja
Volt!
VIDEO:
Snoopy vs. the Black Knight
And although Snoopy, Woodstock and Ye
Red Baron All lived to Fight Another Gory Day, Ho Ho Ho! Unfortunately that
Damn Baron Von Richthofen done Destroyed a perfectly good working radio
station, meaning Thar won’t be no round thee clock Christmas music to listen to
this year upon thoust Mystical Isle of NoFendersville…
Since after All, It
used to be the “Most Wonderful Time of
The Year,” SPEW! Now, does anybody know where I can buy a
Turkey? Or how Much this Damn Bird Weighs? Ho Ho Ho…
Then last year, I heard for the first
time ‘Ol BJ “Raindrops are Falling” Thomas! Play me my new favourite Sing-along
song. Yuhs know about Somebody doin’ Somebody wrong…
VIDEO: Hey, won’t you Play
another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
Whilst just shy of three weeks before
Christmas this year. On a Friday evening, Coast Radio played a song about a
Reindeer in Overalls and sportin’ a John Deere Tractor Cap! Hearing Leroy the
Redneck Reindeer for my very frist time ever, which definitely cracked me up
and brought a smile to my face…
VIDEO:
Leroy the Redneck Reindeer
Happy boxing Day, Yall!
Image C/O No Fenders Offical’ Photographer CARPETS’ – Somewhere’ on the Wabash…
